The Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series in a Game 7 filled with drama, sloppiness, and controversy. Their opponent was the Washington Nationals, as they were then known, of the American League.

There are five current franchises that have never won a World Series. Two of them still have a chance to break through this year.

There are few more thrilling individual accomplishments in the postseason than hitting three home runs in a single game. There have been many October heroes throughout baseball history, but the three-homer group consists of a select few.